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World Sight Day - #WhyICare

October 09, 2018

Thursday 11th October is World Sight Day and we're taking the opportunity to ask our supporters and partners to tell us why they care about eye care - #WhyICare.

NTD photo contest: Orbis joint winner

September 20, 2018

A photo beautifully capturing Orbis’s sight-saving work is the joint winner of a photo competition aiming to raise awareness of the work being done to beat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) around the world

Fighting avoidable blindness

Access to eye care for everyone

Our goal at Orbis is to help build the skills and resources communities around the world need to provide quality eye care for many generations to come.

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Treating Trinh

After a bad accident, Trinh lost her vision. Find out what happened when the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital visited her home province in Vietnam, and the difference it made to her life...

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Operation Sight

Across the world, there are nearly 30 million people who are blind – needlessly.

Operation Sight is Orbis UK's most ambitious campaign to date

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Operation Sight goals

1 MILLION

treatments delivered to children and adults in need

4 MILLION

children having their eyesight tested at school

6 MILLION

people living at risk of trachoma receiving antibiotics

Take a virtual tour of the Flying Eye Hospital today

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. A state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room - this amazing aircraft has been a beacon of hope since 1982.

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